Giving Added Value To Your Employer

Many executives complain that they cannot find good employees. By good, they mean employees who are competent, hard working, and devoted to the corporation. It goes without saying that when executives find the perfect employee, they will do anything to keep him/her.

Apart from being hard working, competent, and devoted, what can an employee do to be perceived as an added value to his or her boss? This added value can make the difference between a successful and a less successful employee. Here are three simple things to boost your value as an employee.

employability

Today's job markets are in constant evolution, and it is therefore important for everyone to know his own market value. Increase your knowledge of the overall job market and on the competitiveness of salaries with similar positions in your field. By reading in major classified ads or even within internal job postings, a worker can compare his tasks and salaries with related job postings. By contrasting these tasks and compensations, one can easily benchmark his value to that of the job market.

When it's time for a pay increase or a bonus, knowing what you're worth will be a great asset. Your company is most likely profiting from your work, so why shouldn't you? Loving your job is obviously not the only reason you're working! You want to be sure that your pay is equitable and matching your worth. Let your boss know how much competing companies are paying their employees for similar tasks; then you will be able to negotiate with him. If he values your work highly and has an incentive to keep you, he will give you a better offer.

global vision

Get a good feel of where the company is heading and what its future plans are. By knowing the company's global visions and goals, an employee can easily focus on decision-making and work ethics, aiming towards achieving the corporation's goals.

Show interest in what the company does and what it is expecting to do in the future. It might seem as sucking up to your boss, but if your comments and questions are pertinent, you should receive positive feedback from him or her. By showing interest in the company's success, an employee will surely show devotion and interest. This will therefore increase his association with the company and his interest in doing the job, making himself harder to replace.

Taking on responsibility is part of your overall devotion to the company, but staying later every night to perform extra work might not be enough to set you apart from other employees. In order to stand out, take on extra responsibility , and accept tasks with higher levels of difficulty, and requiring extra skills. Try not to overdo it, but if the task seems reasonably attainable, take the extra time after work, and discretely ask for help from someone who can help you.

By accepting a larger workload, you are giving an extra added value to your company, and by doing so, you are increasing your own worth to your boss and company. Also, by increasing one's workload, an employee will get a broader scope of what the company does, and consequently the employee will be able to point out inefficiencies to his superior.

These are simple but effective guidelines to make your presence at work payoff. Add value to your work by taking on more work and getting involved. Once you set yourself apart from others with this added value, make sure to communicate it to your boss, and higher compensation will be quick to come your way. Remember to toot your own horn , because nobody else will do it for you.